Grid connection · Scotland, United Kingdom
North Mains Battery Storage Park grid connection
North Mains Battery Storage Park grid connection is a planned grid connection in Scotland, United Kingdom, with 22 MW of capacity, held by Hawksmoor Energy Limited.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Name in the source | NORTH MAINS BATTERY STORAGE PARK grid connection | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Scotland (connects at Lunanhead) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (accepted to connect) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Holder | Hawksmoor Energy Limited | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Attached to | Lunanhead GSP (via a grid supply point) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 22 MW | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Battery storage | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution plc | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Queue date | 15 Dec 2020 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Connection date | 31 Oct 2025 (target energisation) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 33 kV | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 56.6552, -2.8894 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this grid connection and its holder.Who holds it up to the parent company, the project behind it and its connection date, and an introduction to the holder.
Request researchHow it compares
North Mains Battery Storage Park grid connection is the 534th-largest of 1,192 grid connections in Scotland and the 1,574th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 22 MW is <0.1% of the 446,745 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the grid connections in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 534th of 1,192 | 88,894 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,574th of 3,903 | 446,745 MW | <0.1% |
| All grid connections in our data | 5,163rd of 7,928 | 1,372,494 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this grid connection from its sources, oldest first.
- Entered the connection queue
- Was due to connect; the register does not list it as connected
Nearby
Within 50 km of this grid connection: 199 power plants (42 operating, 556 MW) and 71 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carseview Road - Battery Energy Storage System | Power plant | 49.9 MW | Permitted | 0.6 km |
| Suttieside Farm, Suttieside Road - Solar Farm & Battery Storage | Power plant | 31 MW | Permitted | 1.1 km |
| Whitehills Energy Storage Facility | Power plant | 49.9 MW | Under construction | 1.3 km |
| Lochside Primary | Substation | — | — | 1.4 km |
| Lunanhead GSP | Substation | — | — | 1.5 km |
| Lunanhead Primary | Substation | — | — | 1.5 km |
Holder, grid operator and place
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Data on this page
- California ISO. CAISO queue report, CAISO Privacy and Terms of Use.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- SP Electricity North West, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Electricity North West open data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- ERCOT GIS report. ERCOT GIS report, ERCOT Terms of Use.
- Supported by National Energy SO Open Data. NESO TEC Register, NESO Open Data Licence v1.0.
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
- NYISO interconnection queue. NYISO interconnection queue, Free reuse.
- PJM New Services Queue. PJM New Services Queue, Free reuse.
- SP Energy Networks, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Energy Networks open data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.